White Blood Cells: Disease and Disorders

Introduction Blood is made up of different types of blood cells and they are produced in the bone marrow. These include red blood cells that carry oxygen, platelets that help in wound healing and stop bleeding, and white blood cells help to fight infections. The human produces around 100 billion white blood cells. White blood…

Things to know about Type I Diabetes

Introduction  Diabetes or Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a lifelong condition and a group of disorders that causes an increase in an individual’s blood sugar (glucose) level. This condition occurs when pancreas are not able to produce enough insulin to regulate blood sugar levels in the body cells. Diabetes is classified into two main types: Type…

Delivering Happiness through Advanced Diagnostics

Our Happiness Journey The journey of Trivitron Healthcare has been a never-ending cycle of innovation, growth and happiness, each lending itself into the other through years of in-depth research, evolving technology and radical ideas in the world of diagnostic health care. A lot of our innovations have gone on to save precious time, empower several…

The Growth Mindset at Trivitron

The Centre of the Trivitron Universe Employee-Centricity has been a major objective at Trivitron Healthcare, and out here we have always held all round employee development as a virtue. Coming from all walks of life, our employees have given rise to some of the most innovative and mind-boggling ideas in diagnostics, that have been implemented…

D-Dimer

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a condition that includes both deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep inside a part of the body. It mainly affects the large veins in the lower leg and thigh. Undiagnosed and untreated DVT is particularly…

Know about the complete blood count (CBC) test

Complete blood count (CBC) is the primary screening to gather critical information about blood and its components. The vital role of this test is to diagnose a particular disease and to throw light upon the current disease condition. This allows healthcare practitioners to diagnose patients effectively, thereby advising the accurate treatment. Diagnostic tests such as…

The Role of Aldosterone in Management of Hypertension

Aldosterone (ALD) is produced by the adrenal glands and it is a hormone that plays an important role in maintaining normal sodium and potassium concentrations in blood. Aldosterone stimulates the retention of sodium (salt) and the excretion of potassium by the kidneys. Aldosterone is controlled by the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone system (RAAS). The kidneys release renin when…